Addonics Technologies Computer Drive DCHD256ES User Manual

Enclosure and Drive Cradle Overview  
The drive enclosure is the enclosure where a SATA hard drive is mounted and  
secured by 4 screws.  
Drive cradle, also known as fixed tray, is the frame that mounts inside the drive  
bay of a desktop, server or any computing equipment. The drive cradle provides  
both power and data connection between the computer and the drive enclosure.  
The Diamond cipher drive cradle fits into any standard 5 ¼” drive bay and can  
connect to the computer via SATA or USB 2.0. This interface allows hot  
swapping the hard drive without restarting or rebooting the system. The Diamond  
drive cradle is compatible with all Diamond drive enclosures and Diamond cipher  
drive enclosures. As a result you can insert SATA or IDE hard drive, encrypted or  
unencrypted, into the same drive cradle of a computer.  
Addonics  
T E C H N O L O G I E S  
Diamond Cipher AES 256-bit Combo Hard Drive  
Model: DCHD256ES & DCHD256EU  
Drive  
Enclosure  
Power LED  
Drive Activity  
LED  
User’s Guide  
Drive Cradle  
Cipher Key  
Power Switch /  
Locking Mechanism  
FCC Warning Statement  
Cipher Key Socket  
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital  
device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide  
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This  
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy. If not installed and  
used in accordance with the instructions, it may cause harmful interference to radio  
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a  
particular installation. If the equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or  
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off, the user  
is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following  
suggestions.  
Encryption key  
active LED  
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna  
Handle  
Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver  
Connect the equipment to a different power outlet other than the one where receiver is  
connected  
Consult a certified television or radio technician  
 
Step 4  
Model: DCHD256EU  
Turn the Diamond enclosure over with  
the hard drive mounting holes facing  
up. Use the included flat head screws  
to secure the hard drive onto the  
bottom of the enclosure and turn in  
the screw to the “LOCK” position.  
Connect the eSATA to eSATA cable to the eSATA connector located at the back  
of the enclosure and the other end of the eSATA cable to the eSATA connector  
on the USB2.0 to eSATA adapter. You can now plug the adapter to a USB port  
on your system.  
Powering On Enclosure: To power on the enclosure, move the switch located  
at the back of the enclosure to the ON mode. When the switch is turned on, the  
LED light beside it would light up to indicate power and also drive access.  
Note: There are no drivers needed to use the eSATA cable as long as the  
drivers are installed for the Serial ATA Controller card/chip. It is plug and play.  
Cable Connections When Used as an External Hard Drive  
Cable Connections When Used as an Internal Hard Drive  
Note: Be sure the Diamond cipher key is inserted into the drive enclosure prior  
to turning on the power of the drive enclosure. The hard drive will not be detected  
by the computer if the power to the drive enclosure is turned on without the  
Cipher key. Under such condition, the power on the drive enclosur will have to be  
turned off and turned back on again with the Cipher key already inserted into the  
drive enclosure in order to detect the hard drive.  
Model: DCHD256ES  
Power: Use either the 4-pin Molex or the 15-pin SATA power connector.  
Do not use both power sources simultaneously.  
Data:  
Connect the SATA cable to the SATA connector located at the back of the drive  
cradle and the other end to the SATA connector on your SATA host controller or  
onboard SATA port.  
LED cable: Only needed if you want to get drive access signal from the SATA  
controller. Use the LED cable to connect the LED pin located at the back of the  
cradle (beside the LED switch) to the LED jumper pins on your SATA host  
controller or onboard SATA port to enable the drive activity LED.  
Factory default, LED signal coming from hard drive.  
Mini-Din power  
connector  
eSATA  
connector  
On / OFF  
switch  
Power: Connect the 6-pin Mini DIN power cable (provided) to the 6-pin Mini DIN  
power connector located at the back of the enclosure.  
Data:  
Model: DCHD256ES  
Connect the eSATA to eSATA cable to the eSATA connector located at the back  
of the enclosure and the other end of the eSATA cable to the eSATA connector  
on your SATA host controller with eSATA ports.  
 
Powering On the Drive Cartridge System:  
of the cradle (beside the LED switch) to the LED jumper pins on the SATA to  
USB2.0 converter to enable the drive activity LED.  
Note: Be sure the Diamond cipher key is inserted into the drive enclosure prior  
to turning on the power of the drive cradle. The hard drive will not be  
detected by the computer if the power to the drive cradle is turned on  
without the Cipher key. Under such condition, the power on the drive  
cradle will have to be turned off and turned back on again with the  
Cipher key already inserted into the drive enclosure in order to detect  
the hard drive.  
Factory default, LED signal coming from hard drive.  
Power Switch:  
To power on the enclosure, use the key provided to turn the locking mechanism  
on the drive cradle into the Lock position. When the switch is turned on, the  
green LED located on the left side of the drive cradle would light up to indicate  
power. The encryption key LED will also light up. The amber LED will blink if  
there is drive activity.  
Note: There are no drivers needed to use the eSATA cable as long as the  
drivers are installed for the Serial ATA Controller card/chip. It is plug  
and play.  
Brand new hard drive must be partitioned and formatted first before a  
drive letter is assigned by the OS. When a hard drive with data on it is  
formatted with the Diamond cipher all the data will be erased.  
Technical Support  
Once the drive is detected by the system OS, the Diamond cipher key may be  
removed from the drive enclosure. The encryption key LED will turn off but the  
Diamond Cipher hard drive will continue operating normally (encrypting) till it is  
removed from the system or powered off.  
If you need assistance to get your unit functioning properly, please call Addonics  
Technical Support. Our technical staff will be happy to assist you, but they will  
need your help to do so. Calling the technical support staff without all the proper  
information can be both time consuming and frustrating. Here are some tips to  
help you out:  
MODEL NUMBER Please have this number on hand.  
SYSTEM INFORMATION Type of computer, peripherals, etc.  
OPERATING SYSTEM What version of Windows  
WHAT’S THE TROUBLE? – Give enough information  
about your problem so that we can recreate and diagnose it.  
Model: DCHD256EU  
Power: Using the 4-pin floppy connector of the Y-cable, connect it to the floppy-  
type power connector on the converter. To provide power for the y-cable,  
connect it to one of your desktop's 4-pin molex cable.  
FREE Software Drivers for all Addonics Technologies  
Products are available 24 hours per day at the World Wide Web Site:  
Data:  
Internal Connection  
Use the USB 5-pin header cable to connect to the 5-pin connection on the  
converter located below the USB Type B connector to the 5-pin USB connection  
on your motherboard.  
Contact Information  
Phone:  
Email:  
Internet:  
408-573-8580  
Fax:  
408-573-8588  
External Connection  
Use the USB Type A-B data cable to connect the converter to the USB port on  
your system.  
TECHNICAL SUPPORT  
Phone:  
Hours:  
Email:  
408-453-6212  
8:30 am - 6:00 pm PST  
LED cable: Only needed if you want to get drive access signal from the SATA to  
USB2.0 converter. Use the LED cable to connect the LED pin located at the back  
 

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